‘The Evolution of the Arm’ and the Evolution of Venus—Interpictoriality and ancient doppelgangers in Twin Peaks
摘要
Statues stand in front of red curtains: the Venus de Milo and the Venus de’ Medici. Venus figures are very present in Mark Frost’s and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. They adorn the ‘Black Lodge’ as well as ‘One Eyed Jack’s’. In doing so, they not only connect the two places with each other but also illuminate the doppelgänger motif in many ways. With Twin Peaks: The Return, the Venus of Arles and ‘The Evolution of the Arm’ make their entrance into the ‘Black Lodge’, raising the question of whether the talking tree can also be interpreted as a sculpture. This contribution focuses on the different art figures from a sculpture-theoretical perspective, considers important facets of their production and reception history, and places them in a contextual relationship to the series.